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  • 21Peter Downsborough — Infobox Football biography playername = Peter Downsborough fullname = Peter Downsborough dateofbirth = Birth date and age|1943|9|13|df=y cityofbirth = Halifax countryofbirth = England dateofdeath = cityofdeath = countryofdeath = height = nickname …

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  • 22Fremontia Californica — Slippery Slip per*y, a. [See {Slipper}, a.] 1. Having the quality opposite to adhesiveness; allowing or causing anything to slip or move smoothly, rapidly, and easily upon the surface; smooth; glib; as, oily substances render things slippery.… …

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  • 23Presume — Pre*sume , v. i. 1. To suppose or assume something to be, or to be true, on grounds deemed valid, though not amounting to proof; to believe by anticipation; to infer; as, we may presume too far. [1913 Webster] 2. To venture, go, or act, by an… …

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  • 24Slippery — Slip per*y, a. [See {Slipper}, a.] 1. Having the quality opposite to adhesiveness; allowing or causing anything to slip or move smoothly, rapidly, and easily upon the surface; smooth; glib; as, oily substances render things slippery. [1913… …

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  • 25Slippery elm — Slippery Slip per*y, a. [See {Slipper}, a.] 1. Having the quality opposite to adhesiveness; allowing or causing anything to slip or move smoothly, rapidly, and easily upon the surface; smooth; glib; as, oily substances render things slippery.… …

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  • 26Sureties — Surety Sure ty, n.; pl. {Sureties}. [OE. seurte, OF. se[ u]rt[ e], F. s[^u]ret[ e]. See {Sure}, {Security}.] 1. The state of being sure; certainty; security. [1913 Webster] Know of a surety, that thy seed shall be a stranger in a land that is not …

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  • 27Surety — Sure ty, n.; pl. {Sureties}. [OE. seurte, OF. se[ u]rt[ e], F. s[^u]ret[ e]. See {Sure}, {Security}.] 1. The state of being sure; certainty; security. [1913 Webster] Know of a surety, that thy seed shall be a stranger in a land that is not theirs …

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  • 28Ulmus fulva — Slippery Slip per*y, a. [See {Slipper}, a.] 1. Having the quality opposite to adhesiveness; allowing or causing anything to slip or move smoothly, rapidly, and easily upon the surface; smooth; glib; as, oily substances render things slippery.… …

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  • 29surety — /shoor i tee, shoor tee, sherr i tee, sherr tee/, n., pl. sureties. 1. security against loss or damage or for the fulfillment of an obligation, the payment of a debt, etc.; a pledge, guaranty, or bond. 2. a person who has made himself or herself… …

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  • 30surety — sur•e•ty [[t]ˈʃʊər ɪ ti, ˈʃʊər ti, ˈʃɜr [/t]] n. pl. ties 1) bus security against loss or damage or for the payment of a debt or fulfillment of an obligation; a pledge, guaranty, or bond 2) a person who has made himself or herself responsible for …

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